In Virginia, passing a bad check is only a crime if you use the check to induce somebody to give you something. So, if you go to pick up Chinese take out (take away in Britain, I think?), write a bad check, take your food and go, you've committed a crime - if you hadn't given the check, they wouldn'...

9247: If thou would wish people to not touch you "there", thou shalt not wear clothing with invitations to touch thou "there". For example, the young woman with the T-shirt that read "Rub these for Luck" might wish to reconsider her apparel choices.